Where might we find comfort
in an often-comfortless world?
How might we provide comfort
amid so much discomfort?
What does it mean to be comforted
in uncomfortable times?
As we ponder these questions,
let us find comfort right now,
Right here, as we sit here together,
without clear or easy answers,
Without magical solutions
to intractable problems,
but just as we are.
Let us find comfort
in the warmth and love of this beautiful,
imperfect community that strives
for compassion and justice.
Let us find comfort
in the quiet of this moment together.
May we find comfort
in reaching out to one another.
May we build bridges of comfort
to all those who suffer.
And may we be the comfort
we hope to find in the world.
Amen.
